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package org.apache.commons.codec.language;

import org.apache.commons.codec.EncoderException;
import org.apache.commons.codec.StringEncoder;
import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.StringUtils;

/**
 * Encodes a string into a double metaphone value. This Implementation is based on the algorithm by Lawrence
 * Philips.
 * 

* This class is conditionally thread-safe. The instance field for the maximum code length is mutable * {@link #setMaxCodeLen(int)} but is not volatile, and accesses are not synchronized. If an instance of the class is * shared between threads, the caller needs to ensure that suitable synchronization is used to ensure safe publication * of the value between threads, and must not invoke {@link #setMaxCodeLen(int)} after initial setup. *

* * @see Dr. Dobbs Original Article * @see Wikipedia Metaphone */ public class DoubleMetaphone implements StringEncoder { /** * Inner class for storing results, since there is the optional alternate encoding. */ public class DoubleMetaphoneResult { private final StringBuilder primary = new StringBuilder(getMaxCodeLen()); private final StringBuilder alternate = new StringBuilder(getMaxCodeLen()); private final int maxLength; public DoubleMetaphoneResult(final int maxLength) { this.maxLength = maxLength; } public void append(final char value) { appendPrimary(value); appendAlternate(value); } public void append(final char primary, final char alternate) { appendPrimary(primary); appendAlternate(alternate); } public void append(final String value) { appendPrimary(value); appendAlternate(value); } public void append(final String primary, final String alternate) { appendPrimary(primary); appendAlternate(alternate); } public void appendAlternate(final char value) { if (this.alternate.length() < this.maxLength) { this.alternate.append(value); } } public void appendAlternate(final String value) { final int addChars = this.maxLength - this.alternate.length(); if (value.length() <= addChars) { this.alternate.append(value); } else { this.alternate.append(value, 0, addChars); } } public void appendPrimary(final char value) { if (this.primary.length() < this.maxLength) { this.primary.append(value); } } public void appendPrimary(final String value) { final int addChars = this.maxLength - this.primary.length(); if (value.length() <= addChars) { this.primary.append(value); } else { this.primary.append(value, 0, addChars); } } public String getAlternate() { return this.alternate.toString(); } public String getPrimary() { return this.primary.toString(); } public boolean isComplete() { return this.primary.length() >= this.maxLength && this.alternate.length() >= this.maxLength; } } /** * "Vowels" to test for */ private static final String VOWELS = "AEIOUY"; /** * Prefixes when present which are not pronounced */ private static final String[] SILENT_START = { "GN", "KN", "PN", "WR", "PS" }; private static final String[] L_R_N_M_B_H_F_V_W_SPACE = { "L", "R", "N", "M", "B", "H", "F", "V", "W", " " }; private static final String[] ES_EP_EB_EL_EY_IB_IL_IN_IE_EI_ER = { "ES", "EP", "EB", "EL", "EY", "IB", "IL", "IN", "IE", "EI", "ER" }; private static final String[] L_T_K_S_N_M_B_Z = { "L", "T", "K", "S", "N", "M", "B", "Z" }; /* * Determines whether {@code value} contains any of the criteria starting at index {@code start} and * matching up to length {@code length}. */ protected static boolean contains(final String value, final int start, final int length, final String... criteria) { boolean result = false; if (start >= 0 && start + length <= value.length()) { final String target = value.substring(start, start + length); for (final String element : criteria) { if (target.equals(element)) { result = true; break; } } } return result; } /** * Maximum length of an encoding, default is 4 */ private int maxCodeLen = 4; /* * Gets the character at index {@code index} if available, otherwise * it returns {@code Character.MIN_VALUE} so that there is some sort * of default. */ protected char charAt(final String value, final int index) { if (index < 0 || index >= value.length()) { return Character.MIN_VALUE; } return value.charAt(index); } /** * Cleans the input. */ private String cleanInput(String input) { if (input == null) { return null; } input = input.trim(); if (input.isEmpty()) { return null; } return input.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH); } /** * Complex condition 0 for 'C'. */ private boolean conditionC0(final String value, final int index) { if (contains(value, index, 4, "CHIA")) { return true; } if (index <= 1) { return false; } if (isVowel(charAt(value, index - 2))) { return false; } if (!contains(value, index - 1, 3, "ACH")) { return false; } final char c = charAt(value, index + 2); return c != 'I' && c != 'E' || contains(value, index - 2, 6, "BACHER", "MACHER"); } /** * Complex condition 0 for 'CH'. */ private boolean conditionCH0(final String value, final int index) { if (index != 0) { return false; } if (!contains(value, index + 1, 5, "HARAC", "HARIS") && !contains(value, index + 1, 3, "HOR", "HYM", "HIA", "HEM")) { return false; } return !contains(value, 0, 5, "CHORE"); } /** * Complex condition 1 for 'CH'. */ private boolean conditionCH1(final String value, final int index) { return contains(value, 0, 4, "VAN ", "VON ") || contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH") || contains(value, index - 2, 6, "ORCHES", "ARCHIT", "ORCHID") || contains(value, index + 2, 1, "T", "S") || (contains(value, index - 1, 1, "A", "O", "U", "E") || index == 0) && (contains(value, index + 2, 1, L_R_N_M_B_H_F_V_W_SPACE) || index + 1 == value.length() - 1); } /** * Complex condition 0 for 'L'. */ private boolean conditionL0(final String value, final int index) { if (index == value.length() - 3 && contains(value, index - 1, 4, "ILLO", "ILLA", "ALLE")) { return true; } return (contains(value, value.length() - 2, 2, "AS", "OS") || contains(value, value.length() - 1, 1, "A", "O")) && contains(value, index - 1, 4, "ALLE"); } //-- BEGIN HANDLERS --// /** * Complex condition 0 for 'M'. */ private boolean conditionM0(final String value, final int index) { if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'M') { return true; } return contains(value, index - 1, 3, "UMB") && (index + 1 == value.length() - 1 || contains(value, index + 2, 2, "ER")); } /** * Encode a value with Double Metaphone. * * @param value String to encode * @return an encoded string */ public String doubleMetaphone(final String value) { return doubleMetaphone(value, false); } /** * Encode a value with Double Metaphone, optionally using the alternate encoding. * * @param value String to encode * @param alternate use alternate encode * @return an encoded string */ public String doubleMetaphone(String value, final boolean alternate) { value = cleanInput(value); if (value == null) { return null; } final boolean slavoGermanic = isSlavoGermanic(value); int index = isSilentStart(value) ? 1 : 0; final DoubleMetaphoneResult result = new DoubleMetaphoneResult(this.getMaxCodeLen()); while (!result.isComplete() && index <= value.length() - 1) { switch (value.charAt(index)) { case 'A': case 'E': case 'I': case 'O': case 'U': case 'Y': index = handleAEIOUY(result, index); break; case 'B': result.append('P'); index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'B' ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case '\u00C7': // A C with a Cedilla result.append('S'); index++; break; case 'C': index = handleC(value, result, index); break; case 'D': index = handleD(value, result, index); break; case 'F': result.append('F'); index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'F' ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case 'G': index = handleG(value, result, index, slavoGermanic); break; case 'H': index = handleH(value, result, index); break; case 'J': index = handleJ(value, result, index, slavoGermanic); break; case 'K': result.append('K'); index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'K' ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case 'L': index = handleL(value, result, index); break; case 'M': result.append('M'); index = conditionM0(value, index) ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case 'N': result.append('N'); index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'N' ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case '\u00D1': // N with a tilde (spanish ene) result.append('N'); index++; break; case 'P': index = handleP(value, result, index); break; case 'Q': result.append('K'); index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Q' ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case 'R': index = handleR(value, result, index, slavoGermanic); break; case 'S': index = handleS(value, result, index, slavoGermanic); break; case 'T': index = handleT(value, result, index); break; case 'V': result.append('F'); index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'V' ? index + 2 : index + 1; break; case 'W': index = handleW(value, result, index); break; case 'X': index = handleX(value, result, index); break; case 'Z': index = handleZ(value, result, index, slavoGermanic); break; default: index++; break; } } return alternate ? result.getAlternate() : result.getPrimary(); } /** * Encode the value using DoubleMetaphone. It will only work if * {@code obj} is a {@code String} (like {@code Metaphone}). * * @param obj Object to encode (should be of type String) * @return An encoded Object (will be of type String) * @throws EncoderException encode parameter is not of type String */ @Override public Object encode(final Object obj) throws EncoderException { if (!(obj instanceof String)) { throw new EncoderException("DoubleMetaphone encode parameter is not of type String"); } return doubleMetaphone((String) obj); } /** * Encode the value using DoubleMetaphone. * * @param value String to encode * @return An encoded String */ @Override public String encode(final String value) { return doubleMetaphone(value); } /** * Returns the maxCodeLen. * @return int */ public int getMaxCodeLen() { return this.maxCodeLen; } /** * Handles 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U', and 'Y' cases. */ private int handleAEIOUY(final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, final int index) { if (index == 0) { result.append('A'); } return index + 1; } /** * Handles 'C' cases. */ private int handleC(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (conditionC0(value, index)) { // very confusing, moved out result.append('K'); index += 2; } else if (index == 0 && contains(value, index, 6, "CAESAR")) { result.append('S'); index += 2; } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CH")) { index = handleCH(value, result, index); } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CZ") && !contains(value, index - 2, 4, "WICZ")) { //-- "Czerny" --// result.append('S', 'X'); index += 2; } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 3, "CIA")) { //-- "focaccia" --// result.append('X'); index += 3; } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CC") && !(index == 1 && charAt(value, 0) == 'M')) { //-- double "cc" but not "McClelland" --// return handleCC(value, result, index); } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CK", "CG", "CQ")) { result.append('K'); index += 2; } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CI", "CE", "CY")) { //-- Italian vs. English --// if (contains(value, index, 3, "CIO", "CIE", "CIA")) { result.append('S', 'X'); } else { result.append('S'); } index += 2; } else { result.append('K'); if (contains(value, index + 1, 2, " C", " Q", " G")) { //-- Mac Caffrey, Mac Gregor --// index += 3; } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 1, "C", "K", "Q") && !contains(value, index + 1, 2, "CE", "CI")) { index += 2; } else { index++; } } return index; } /** * Handles 'CC' cases. */ private int handleCC(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (contains(value, index + 2, 1, "I", "E", "H") && !contains(value, index + 2, 2, "HU")) { //-- "bellocchio" but not "bacchus" --// if (index == 1 && charAt(value, index - 1) == 'A' || contains(value, index - 1, 5, "UCCEE", "UCCES")) { //-- "accident", "accede", "succeed" --// result.append("KS"); } else { //-- "bacci", "bertucci", other Italian --// result.append('X'); } index += 3; } else { // Pierce's rule result.append('K'); index += 2; } return index; } /** * Handles 'CH' cases. */ private int handleCH(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, final int index) { if (index > 0 && contains(value, index, 4, "CHAE")) { // Michael result.append('K', 'X'); return index + 2; } if (conditionCH0(value, index)) { //-- Greek roots ("chemistry", "chorus", etc.) --// result.append('K'); return index + 2; } if (conditionCH1(value, index)) { //-- Germanic, Greek, or otherwise 'ch' for 'kh' sound --// result.append('K'); return index + 2; } if (index > 0) { if (contains(value, 0, 2, "MC")) { result.append('K'); } else { result.append('X', 'K'); } } else { result.append('X'); } return index + 2; } /** * Handles 'D' cases. */ private int handleD(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (contains(value, index, 2, "DG")) { //-- "Edge" --// if (contains(value, index + 2, 1, "I", "E", "Y")) { result.append('J'); index += 3; //-- "Edgar" --// } else { result.append("TK"); index += 2; } } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "DT", "DD")) { result.append('T'); index += 2; } else { result.append('T'); index++; } return index; } /** * Handles 'G' cases. */ private int handleG(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index, final boolean slavoGermanic) { if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'H') { index = handleGH(value, result, index); } else if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'N') { if (index == 1 && isVowel(charAt(value, 0)) && !slavoGermanic) { result.append("KN", "N"); } else if (!contains(value, index + 2, 2, "EY") && charAt(value, index + 1) != 'Y' && !slavoGermanic) { result.append("N", "KN"); } else { result.append("KN"); } index += 2; } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 2, "LI") && !slavoGermanic) { result.append("KL", "L"); index += 2; } else if (index == 0 && (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Y' || contains(value, index + 1, 2, ES_EP_EB_EL_EY_IB_IL_IN_IE_EI_ER))) { //-- -ges-, -gep-, -gel-, -gie- at beginning --// result.append('K', 'J'); index += 2; } else if ((contains(value, index + 1, 2, "ER") || charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Y') && !contains(value, 0, 6, "DANGER", "RANGER", "MANGER") && !contains(value, index - 1, 1, "E", "I") && !contains(value, index - 1, 3, "RGY", "OGY")) { //-- -ger-, -gy- --// result.append('K', 'J'); index += 2; } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 1, "E", "I", "Y") || contains(value, index - 1, 4, "AGGI", "OGGI")) { //-- Italian "biaggi" --// if (contains(value, 0, 4, "VAN ", "VON ") || contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH") || contains(value, index + 1, 2, "ET")) { //-- obvious germanic --// result.append('K'); } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 3, "IER")) { result.append('J'); } else { result.append('J', 'K'); } index += 2; } else { if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'G') { index += 2; } else { index++; } result.append('K'); } return index; } /** * Handles 'GH' cases. */ private int handleGH(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (index > 0 && !isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1))) { result.append('K'); index += 2; } else if (index == 0) { if (charAt(value, index + 2) == 'I') { result.append('J'); } else { result.append('K'); } index += 2; } else if (index > 1 && contains(value, index - 2, 1, "B", "H", "D") || index > 2 && contains(value, index - 3, 1, "B", "H", "D") || index > 3 && contains(value, index - 4, 1, "B", "H")) { //-- Parker's rule (with some further refinements) - "hugh" index += 2; } else { if (index > 2 && charAt(value, index - 1) == 'U' && contains(value, index - 3, 1, "C", "G", "L", "R", "T")) { //-- "laugh", "McLaughlin", "cough", "gough", "rough", "tough" result.append('F'); } else if (index > 0 && charAt(value, index - 1) != 'I') { result.append('K'); } index += 2; } return index; } /** * Handles 'H' cases. */ private int handleH(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { //-- only keep if first & before vowel or between 2 vowels --// if ((index == 0 || isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1))) && isVowel(charAt(value, index + 1))) { result.append('H'); index += 2; //-- also takes car of "HH" --// } else { index++; } return index; } /** * Handles 'J' cases. */ private int handleJ(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index, final boolean slavoGermanic) { if (contains(value, index, 4, "JOSE") || contains(value, 0, 4, "SAN ")) { //-- obvious Spanish, "Jose", "San Jacinto" --// if (index == 0 && charAt(value, index + 4) == ' ' || value.length() == 4 || contains(value, 0, 4, "SAN ")) { result.append('H'); } else { result.append('J', 'H'); } index++; } else { if (index == 0 && !contains(value, index, 4, "JOSE")) { result.append('J', 'A'); } else if (isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1)) && !slavoGermanic && (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'A' || charAt(value, index + 1) == 'O')) { result.append('J', 'H'); } else if (index == value.length() - 1) { result.append('J', ' '); } else if (!contains(value, index + 1, 1, L_T_K_S_N_M_B_Z) && !contains(value, index - 1, 1, "S", "K", "L")) { result.append('J'); } if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'J') { index += 2; } else { index++; } } return index; } /** * Handles 'L' cases. */ private int handleL(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'L') { if (conditionL0(value, index)) { result.appendPrimary('L'); } else { result.append('L'); } index += 2; } else { index++; result.append('L'); } return index; } /** * Handles 'P' cases. */ private int handleP(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'H') { result.append('F'); index += 2; } else { result.append('P'); index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "P", "B") ? index + 2 : index + 1; } return index; } /** * Handles 'R' cases. */ private int handleR(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, final int index, final boolean slavoGermanic) { if (index == value.length() - 1 && !slavoGermanic && contains(value, index - 2, 2, "IE") && !contains(value, index - 4, 2, "ME", "MA")) { result.appendAlternate('R'); } else { result.append('R'); } return charAt(value, index + 1) == 'R' ? index + 2 : index + 1; } //-- BEGIN CONDITIONS --// /** * Handles 'S' cases. */ private int handleS(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index, final boolean slavoGermanic) { if (contains(value, index - 1, 3, "ISL", "YSL")) { //-- special cases "island", "isle", "carlisle", "carlysle" --// index++; } else if (index == 0 && contains(value, index, 5, "SUGAR")) { //-- special case "sugar-" --// result.append('X', 'S'); index++; } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "SH")) { if (contains(value, index + 1, 4, "HEIM", "HOEK", "HOLM", "HOLZ")) { //-- germanic --// result.append('S'); } else { result.append('X'); } index += 2; } else if (contains(value, index, 3, "SIO", "SIA") || contains(value, index, 4, "SIAN")) { //-- Italian and Armenian --// if (slavoGermanic) { result.append('S'); } else { result.append('S', 'X'); } index += 3; } else if (index == 0 && contains(value, index + 1, 1, "M", "N", "L", "W") || contains(value, index + 1, 1, "Z")) { //-- german & anglicisations, e.g. "smith" match "schmidt" // // "snider" match "schneider" --// //-- also, -sz- in slavic language although in hungarian it // // is pronounced "s" --// result.append('S', 'X'); index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "Z") ? index + 2 : index + 1; } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "SC")) { index = handleSC(value, result, index); } else { if (index == value.length() - 1 && contains(value, index - 2, 2, "AI", "OI")) { //-- french e.g. "resnais", "artois" --// result.appendAlternate('S'); } else { result.append('S'); } index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "S", "Z") ? index + 2 : index + 1; } return index; } /** * Handles 'SC' cases. */ private int handleSC(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, final int index) { if (charAt(value, index + 2) == 'H') { //-- Schlesinger's rule --// if (contains(value, index + 3, 2, "OO", "ER", "EN", "UY", "ED", "EM")) { //-- Dutch origin, e.g. "school", "schooner" --// if (contains(value, index + 3, 2, "ER", "EN")) { //-- "schermerhorn", "schenker" --// result.append("X", "SK"); } else { result.append("SK"); } } else if (index == 0 && !isVowel(charAt(value, 3)) && charAt(value, 3) != 'W') { result.append('X', 'S'); } else { result.append('X'); } } else if (contains(value, index + 2, 1, "I", "E", "Y")) { result.append('S'); } else { result.append("SK"); } return index + 3; } /** * Handles 'T' cases. */ private int handleT(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (contains(value, index, 4, "TION") || contains(value, index, 3, "TIA", "TCH")) { result.append('X'); index += 3; } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "TH") || contains(value, index, 3, "TTH")) { if (contains(value, index + 2, 2, "OM", "AM") || //-- special case "thomas", "thames" or germanic --// contains(value, 0, 4, "VAN ", "VON ") || contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH")) { result.append('T'); } else { result.append('0', 'T'); } index += 2; } else { result.append('T'); index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "T", "D") ? index + 2 : index + 1; } return index; } /** * Handles 'W' cases. */ private int handleW(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (contains(value, index, 2, "WR")) { //-- can also be in middle of word --// result.append('R'); index += 2; } else if (index == 0 && (isVowel(charAt(value, index + 1)) || contains(value, index, 2, "WH"))) { if (isVowel(charAt(value, index + 1))) { //-- Wasserman should match Vasserman --// result.append('A', 'F'); } else { //-- need Uomo to match Womo --// result.append('A'); } index++; } else if (index == value.length() - 1 && isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1)) || contains(value, index - 1, 5, "EWSKI", "EWSKY", "OWSKI", "OWSKY") || contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH")) { //-- Arnow should match Arnoff --// result.appendAlternate('F'); index++; } else if (contains(value, index, 4, "WICZ", "WITZ")) { //-- Polish e.g. "filipowicz" --// result.append("TS", "FX"); index += 4; } else { index++; } return index; } /** * Handles 'X' cases. */ private int handleX(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index) { if (index == 0) { result.append('S'); index++; } else { if (!(index == value.length() - 1 && (contains(value, index - 3, 3, "IAU", "EAU") || contains(value, index - 2, 2, "AU", "OU")))) { //-- French e.g. breaux --// result.append("KS"); } index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "C", "X") ? index + 2 : index + 1; } return index; } //-- BEGIN HELPER FUNCTIONS --// /** * Handles 'Z' cases. */ private int handleZ(final String value, final DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index, final boolean slavoGermanic) { if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'H') { //-- Chinese pinyin e.g. "zhao" or Angelina "Zhang" --// result.append('J'); index += 2; } else { if (contains(value, index + 1, 2, "ZO", "ZI", "ZA") || slavoGermanic && index > 0 && charAt(value, index - 1) != 'T') { result.append("S", "TS"); } else { result.append('S'); } index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Z' ? index + 2 : index + 1; } return index; } /** * Check if the Double Metaphone values of two {@code String} values * are equal. * * @param value1 The left-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}. * @param value2 The right-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}. * @return {@code true} if the encoded {@code String}s are equal; * {@code false} otherwise. * @see #isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(String,String,boolean) */ public boolean isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(final String value1, final String value2) { return isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(value1, value2, false); } /** * Check if the Double Metaphone values of two {@code String} values * are equal, optionally using the alternate value. * * @param value1 The left-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}. * @param value2 The right-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}. * @param alternate use the alternate value if {@code true}. * @return {@code true} if the encoded {@code String}s are equal; * {@code false} otherwise. */ public boolean isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(final String value1, final String value2, final boolean alternate) { return StringUtils.equals(doubleMetaphone(value1, alternate), doubleMetaphone(value2, alternate)); } /** * Determines whether or not the value starts with a silent letter. It will * return {@code true} if the value starts with any of 'GN', 'KN', * 'PN', 'WR' or 'PS'. */ private boolean isSilentStart(final String value) { boolean result = false; for (final String element : SILENT_START) { if (value.startsWith(element)) { result = true; break; } } return result; } /** * Determines whether or not a value is of slavo-germanic origin. A value is * of slavo-germanic origin if it contians any of 'W', 'K', 'CZ', or 'WITZ'. */ private boolean isSlavoGermanic(final String value) { return value.indexOf('W') > -1 || value.indexOf('K') > -1 || value.contains("CZ") || value.contains("WITZ"); } /** * Determines whether or not a character is a vowel or not */ private boolean isVowel(final char ch) { return VOWELS.indexOf(ch) != -1; } //-- BEGIN INNER CLASSES --// /** * Sets the maxCodeLen. * @param maxCodeLen The maxCodeLen to set */ public void setMaxCodeLen(final int maxCodeLen) { this.maxCodeLen = maxCodeLen; } }




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